Calcutta Riots Raise Death Toll to Thousands Amid Chaos
Reuters reports clash calamity in Calcutta with 3500 killed and 5000 injured per Free Press Journal while a U S surgeon general cites about 100 dead. Military and police restore order as food and sanitation collapse and refugees surge to stations.
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London
Reuters
Bombay Free Press Journal
Calcutta
Yen
William Elliott Dimond
Bengal
Corporation Street
Davenport reports first polio death in city
Davenport reports the first polio death, an infantile paralysis case, at Isolation hospital. The victim was 4 year old Holby Uedstrom, noted as a Davenport resident. The only other case involved a 10 year old girl, reported last week, who was said to be improving Monday.
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Davenport
West
Tim
Holby Uedstrom
Coleen
Tram Service Halted After Power Outage
A street tram line was stopped for about 25 minutes in the afternoon due to a power outage. Transit crews restored service after identifying the electrical fault and repairing the line.
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Taubes
Price Board to Decide on Restoring Price Controls
The price decentral board will announce its decision on restoring controls for meats dairy grains cotton seed and more around 6 p m CST after nine days of study. Three members will explain the decision on a nationwide radio broadcast at 6 30 p m CST. If restored the new ceilings take effect Friday and OPA will set adjustment time and any changes required.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Wasilington
OPA
Paul Porter
Porter
Warm Weather to Return Here
The Mercury reports weather bureau forecasts hover in the high 80s Tuesday with 5 degree rise Wednesday. High Monday reached 85 and low Tuesday was 57. Skies Tuesday night and Wednesday will be fair to partly cloudy.
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Weather Bureau
Weather forecast for Council Bluffs and region
The U S Weather Bureau reports fall to partly cloudy conditions for Tuesday with improving midweek warmth. Temperatures average 3 to 5 degrees above normal with highs near 84 and 81 for Tuesday and Wednesday and precipitation around 0.1 to 0.4 inch through the period. Total precipitation listed as 0.19 inch with scattered showers possible Friday night into Saturday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Nebraska
Howe
Wainwright Calls for Unified Forces and Universal Training
General Jonathan M. Wainwright urged unification of the armed services and universal training at the Iowa American Legion convention. He warned that future wars will demand highly trained manpower, advanced technology, and continuous, technical preparation, while stressing preparedness and international understanding. Vice Admiral Robert B. Carney reinforced the need to avoid disarmament and share atomic knowledge only cautiously.
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Wainwright
Carney
Legionnaires
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Wrld
Telly
Bataan
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Pearl Harbor
Legion
Features in New Hospitals for Veterans Program
Army engineers set contracts for 23 new veterans hospitals in a multi million dollar program. Omaha will get a 500 bed general medical and surgical hospital with modern features including central oxygen supply and rooms tailored for asthma and allergy patients.
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Washington
Army Engineers
General Medical and Surgical
Omaha
Neb
Architect
Veterans Administration
Plas
Cedar Rapids Youth Wins Five Thousand Dollar Prize
Cedar Rapids youth Leo Pfeiffer won a $5,000 college scholarship at a Detroit convention for a model Napoleonic coach. He was among nine winners sharing $32,000 in awards from the Fisher Bady Craftsman's guild for skill in model building.
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Detroit
Leo C. Pfeiffer
Cedar Rapids
Peiffer
Fisher Bady Craftsman's Guild
Pelffer
Franklin High School
Down State College
Bava Wale Paner
Des Moines Man Reports Furnace Theft
A Des Moines resident told police his furnace was stolen Monday night from a yard where it had been torn down for overhaul. Neighbors said two men were seen driving away with the furnace.
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Des Moines
Jils Towa
C.K. Wieginbolhan
Tvo
Britain seeks new mandate on Palestine trusteeship plan
Government informant says London will ask the United Nations trusteeship council to appoint Britain sole trustee for Palestine after the League of Nations demise. Britain vows not to abandon its mandate as talks with Jewish and Arab groups continue ahead of UN assembly in September.
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London
Britain
United Nations \rusteeship council
Palestine
League of Nations
Holy Land
Ernest Bevin
United Nations Assembly
Truman
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Exchange Telegraph
Jewish Agency
UNA
United Kingdom
Aris
Talka
Paris
Avg
Iowa Stamp Sale Breaks All Records
The Post Office reports a record first day for the Iowa statehood commemorative stamp with 1,067,000 stamps sold in Iowa City valued at 32,101 dollars. Covers cancelled reached 817,505, surpassing Tennessee’s June stamp by more than 200,000.
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Post Office Department
Iowa City
Tennessee
Iowa
Traitorous Professor Hanged at Prague
Bela Tuka the theology professor and puppet premier of Slovakia was hanged in Bratislava prison yard for treason. He faced a trial in which prosecutors accuse him of steering Slovakia into war against Russia and persecuting Jews.
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Rrawas
Czechoslovakia
F— Bela Tuka
Slovakia
Bratislava
Russia
Italy Declares War Status Question at Peace Conference
Paris report notes Foland Poland Belgium Yugoslavia and The Netherlands disputing Italy’s claim that not all conference nations were at war with it. Polish delegate cites North Africa fighting and Italian bullets, urging rejection of the amendment to the preamble.
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Robert C. Wilson
Paris
P—Foland
Italy
Foland
Belgium
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Poland
North
Africa
Yugoslavia
Morgan Released From UNRRA Post
London war office said Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan was relieved as UNRRA chief of displaced persons operations in Germany. The move followed a challenge by LaGuardia to a high source quoted in press dispatches about Soviet Russia using UNRRA to gather information in western allied territory.
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London
War Office
Sir Frederick Morgan
UNRRA
Germany
Sharp Note Sent Poland by Acheson
The United States sent a sharp note to Poland protesting oppression hindering democratic activity. It demanded four guarantees for fair elections including free campaigns, ballot counting with party representation, immediate publication of results, and an appeals system. It cited irregularities and questioned ballot tabulation.
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Washington
P-Underforestary
Dean Acheson
United States
Porand
Els
Arthur Bliss Lane
Uese Partic
Polish Peasant Party
Pollal Workers’ Party
Land
He Labor Party
Poland
Britain to Extend Its Control Over Iron and Steel
London report says the British government will appoint a board to supervise the iron and steel industry. The board will include members from private steel companies but is tied to a future goal of public ownership. It reports to Minister of Supply John Wilmot who announced expanded controls last April.
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London
Steed
John Wilmot
House of Commons
Labor Party
Save
President Truman Alters New England Vacation Plan
President Truman moved his vacation route due to weather and shifted from Maine coast toward the south aboard the destroyer escort Williamsburg. Secretary Charles G. Ross told reporters the party is heading in a southerly direction with no fixed destination.
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Truman
New England
Williamsburg
Maine
Charles G. Ross Millet
Eassport
Yugoslav Statement Denied by Allied Commander
London reports Gen. Sir William Morgan, allied commander in the Mediterranean, labeled Yugoslav claims that American troops fled the fleet after the July 12 Venesia Grulla border incident as entirely false. The denial counters accusations from a Yugoslav newspaper.
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London
Pla
William Morgan
Mediterranean
Dn Io
Halden to Lead Iowa American Legion Delegates nominate state commander
The Iowa American Legion convenes in Des Moines with Halden as the leading candidate for state commander after district caucuses. Other officers face re election, while two potential rivals were eliminated in the second district caucus. The convention program includes a parade with bands and speeches by Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright and Vice Admiral Robert B. Carney.
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Dey Moines
Jesse We Tachten
Fig
Newton
Lowa
American Legion
Halden
Navy
Niayvton
Veterans’ Service
Haleon
Fifth District
de Ware
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Bataan
Robert B. Carney
William (Bull) Halsey
Pacific
Tien
T Ie
Congress
Poesclay
Sensa Sion
United Stats
George A. Wilson
RK. Hicketlooper
Thomas KE
Martin
Twewit City
Pacdle
Henry
Palle
Deporgth
Washington
Cau
Peagan Munday
Dee Coymanders
Fallon
Burtington
Husseldamesay
Mote Ficello
Fred He Lagentin
Mantty
Iebert A. Lend
Shemadoaty
Wiytle de Sutferies
Miecus
Weleran
Exalost Mallen
Paul A. Tornquist
Davenport
B.D. Silliman
Cedar Rapids
Jameson
Lell
Tournquist
Silliman
Man pleads guilty in manslaughter case
Martin pleaded guilty to manslaughter stemming from a Wilhel accident involving a truck and a car driven by Jude Svoville. Superior Judge Marat Ro Geoyddle placed him on probation and ordered regular payments to support a motherless child. receiver duties handled by county probate office.
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Miormnix
Arla
Morehan
Martin
NBOL
Willehis
MG Chara St. Faller
Tats
Tyson
Atta
Killin Her
Jude Svoville
Olfael
Aiur
U S Demands Tio Explain War Attitude
Under Secretary of State Acheson denounces a Yugoslav attack on an American plane as an outrageous performance and protests Yugoslav treatment of aircraft near Trieste. The note marks a sharp US response amid tense incidents in the occupation zone and reports of U S craft missing over Yugoslavia.
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Washington
Acheson
State Department
Hiymes
United States
Yugoslavia
Trieste
X Ok
Belgrade
Tugvalav
Tuesdy
Phota
George Palmer
Tim
Julian Alps
U So State Department
Americin
Tuposlav
Trinste
Oallack
London
U. S
Vienna
Udine
Italy
European Air Transport Service
Aller
Tesla
Klagenfurt
Austria
Yustoslavias
Mary
Yugnsing
Bled
Marshal Tita
Highway Patrol Seeks Hit and Run Driver
Fairfield police and state patrol hunted a hit and run driver after a bicycle rider James Mercer 13 was struck and killed on a west Fairfield highway Monday night. Clues mention a vehicle description and a man named Bra s the driver may have fled the scene.
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Highway Patrol
Fairfield
James Mercer
Peinor
Mercer
Knapre Hager
Russian Grain Harvest Nearing Half Complete
Moscow reports the Soviet Union has harvested about half of its grain acreage with no figures released. Early indications suggest a fair average yield and the nation looks to end rationing in the autumn.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
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